Nearly stage 4

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davey
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Nearly stage 4

Post by davey »

Been to see specialist today got 900mg of protein in my urine and nearly at stage 4 she is going to put me on steroids who's on steroids and what are the side effects this time last year efgr was 55 now it's dropped to 33
madonbrew
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Re: Nearly stage 4

Post by madonbrew »

Hi Davey,

That does seem like quite a significant drop to me. My eGFR dropped from 84-40% within 4 years. I did get put on steroids - and they helped with the GFR, however they mess really badly with my mood - so I'm not on them now. If you don't get any crazy horrible side affects with them, it might be worth sticking with them and seeing if they help!
IgG4 systemic disease causing chronic pancreatitis, CKD, and affecting the liver.
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